Wednesday, 2 July 2008

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is bold; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.


Ancient Greeks believed in giants—mythic heroes and semihuman creatures, they are many times the size of ordinary folk.

A creatures, they are
B creatures, and they were
C creatures, and
D creatures;
E creatures


Correct Answer: E

Here's Why:

Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the comma splice error of the original by removing unnecessary words and punctuation.


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)

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